Marilyn Monroe On Life & Love

"Fame is fickle and I know it. It has its compensations, but it also has its drawbacks and I've experienced them both."

"Who said nights were for sleep ?"

"Those who know me better know me better."

"I've never dropped anyone I believed in."

"Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you're a human being, you feel, you suffer."

"Diamonds are a girl's best friend."

"I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot."

"It's all make believe, isn't it?"

"There's only one sort of natural blonde on earth - albinos."

"I feel that beauty and femininity are ageless."

"I'm nobody's slave and never have been."

"I love to do the things the censors won't pass."

"I've never been in a Hollywood fight or feud. I have the most wonderful memory for forgetting things."

"I'm very definitely a woman and I enjoy it."

"I'm trying to find myself as a person, sometimes that's not easy to do. Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do. The best way for me to find myself as a person is to prove to myself that I am an actress."

"Sadie Thompson was a girl who knew how to be gay even when she was sad. And that's important – you know ?"

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn On Love

"It's often just enough to be with some one. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone."

"Woman knows when a man is in love with her – before man has even a clue about it."

"One good kiss deserves another."

"A woman can't be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. She just can't do it by herself."

"It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone."

"Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak. A woman can bring a new love to each man she loves, providing there are not too many."